warring states careerist

Chapter 540

After a day and a half of marching, the troops had slowed down a little in the end.

Because the Qi army really couldn't walk fast, if they gave up the baggage carts, they would be defeated like sheep herding, maybe they could run faster.

But in that case, the Qi army would have collapsed without this battle, and the scouts of the Mo family have been following the Qi army. Once the Qi people give up all the commanders and escape alone, then the volunteers can also divide their troops to pursue.

At noon on the third day, the volunteers had already caught up with the main force of the Qi Army's Pingyin Army, and they could already see the retreating Qi Army with binoculars on the hillside.

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the Qi army decisively chose to set up camp and did not move on.

It seems that the chief general of the Qi army was worried that there would not be enough time to set up camp in the evening, and the lack of preparation would lead to the Mohist night attack. After all, the Mohist night attack became famous in the battle of Shangqiu.

Since the people of Qi chose to camp, it was equivalent to choosing a decisive battle tomorrow, Shi Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now the only ones who can rescue the Pingyin Army may be the doctors from A, Gu and other places. Their main force has gathered in the Pingyin Army. The possibility of this kind of rescue is only theoretical, and it will not help at all.

The Wei and Han coalition forces may have known the Mo family's developments in the past few days, but it is useless for them to send troops now. When they climb here, the battle will definitely be over.

At this moment, the huge country of Qi has no power to rescue the Pingyin Army within five days, and this time gap was finally seized by the Mo family.

It is convenient to order, continue to move forward, camp at a place about five miles away from the Qi army, and fight in a decisive battle tomorrow morning.

The soldiers on the march shouted excitedly. They were really not afraid of fighting. The march was too hard. Now that they can finally confront each other, why not be excited?
After camping at night, the bonfire was lit, the scouts were dispatched, and the rest were resting.

There is no need to be afraid of night attacks by the people of Qi, even if they attack volunteers at night, they can deal with it, not to mention the people of Qi who escape at night, they do not have this ability.

To escape at night would be a rout rather than a retreat.

Inside the military tent, the officers were all excited, and Shi Ye swept away the nervousness before, and said: "Tomorrow's decisive battle, the worst thing is that the people of Qi choose to stay by the river, and don't attack or leave. Let us besiege thousands of people. , It’s a day if you last until dark.”

"However, time is on our side. Within five days, there should be no support soldiers. But we can't fight for five days. Tomorrow will be a decisive battle. We must win quickly. Annihilate the Pingyin Army early, and we can capture Pingyin earlier. There will be more time to recuperate, and you can wait for work when you are facing the Linzi Army."

He walked outside the tent and looked at the moon at night, there was no halo, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and it should be a sunny day tomorrow.

So he called the messenger and said: "Tell the three brigades and the heavy copper artillery unit near Chengyang that after receiving the order, regardless of other things, immediately go down the Jishui River. The sooner the better."

Liuzhi smiled and said: "Since you said that you have caught up with the Qi army, you have already won half of the victory. If you catch up today, you can consider us to have won. The three brigades, heavy bronze cannons, and luggage can go down the river. "

Shi nodded and said: "Exactly. What we have to consider is the matter of attacking Pingyin! Alright, let's discuss tomorrow's match..."

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A few miles away, the Qi army camp.

Tension spread in the camp. Although the inspecting officers tried their best to control the emotions of the soldiers, the effect was not good.

Now the main force of the Mohist school is several miles away, and they have a reputation for night raids, so a heavy order was issued: Anyone who makes noise in the camp will be killed immediately.

At this time, the most fearful thing is Ying Xiao. Even if the Mo family did not attack at night, they might sleep alone and yell a few words in their sleep, which may cause a series of chain reactions.

Inside the big tent, Doctor Pingyin looked solemn, and the surrounding Qi officers and nobles were also silent.

During the two-day march, the Qi army had tried their best, but they were still overtaken by the volunteers.

The [-] army, facing the [-] volunteers, panicked from top to bottom, and the battle was already half lost.

Before this, where has such a war been fought?

Running for hundreds of miles, regardless of the cities behind him, straight into the hinterland of Qi State, regardless of the gains and losses on Sishang, regardless of the ownership of Wucheng, it is as if Doctor Pingyin has a personal enmity, and has been rushing to this place since Chengyang.

Doctor Pingyin sighed and said, "Now it seems that there is nothing we can do. The righteous teacher of the Mohist family has been staring at us from the very beginning."

"If we are destroyed, how can Pingyin be defended? If Pingyin is not defended, what danger is there for Linzi? Even if Mr. Wu and Tian Qing arrive at Wucheng, what is the use? Let Linzi not defend?"

When he decided to withdraw his troops a few days ago, he first sent a letter to the Linzi Army, explaining why he withdrew.

But today, when the volunteers of the Mohist school were sure that they had caught up, he threw another shot, hoping that the Linzi army would return quickly.

However, it was originally a parallelogram, but now the Linzi army may have arrived in Wucheng, and they were trapped in Jishui, which became the diagonal of the parallelogram.

It is even more meaningless to send letters for help to other cities. Those cities cannot protect themselves, so how can they dare to send troops to rescue them?
However, the wording is harsh, and maybe doctors from a few cities can send troops. If the Wei and Han coalition forces can also send troops to rescue, there is still some hope.

Doctor Pingyin was silent for a long time before he said: "I have no chance of winning against Kai Zhishi. The only possibility of winning is to drag."

"Baizhi is suitable for marching lightly, far away from Sishang, and lacks supplies. He can last for three to five days at most. Doctors from Weihan, Ah, Gu and other places may be able to rescue them in five days."

"We... as long as we can hold out for five days, even if the situation does not reverse, we will still be able to fight."

"Just, how should I keep it?"

This is a problem.

Regardless of those intrigues and the possibility of Wei Han not sending troops in order to preserve their strength, even if all of this is ignored... Five days, under the onslaught of the Mohist main force, who can do it for five days?
A counselor said: "I think the harness is suitable for soldiers, and I like the encirclement of the two wings the most. Tomorrow's decisive battle, the two wings are the key."

"In the battle of Lushui, Yue King Yi's flank was defeated, which led to the chaos of the whole army. At that time, the details of the Mo family were not known, so they were defeated."

"Now, we have [-] soldiers, but we can prepare more troops on the two wings. Tomorrow we will fight, we will not attack, we will not advance, we will just defend. If we last until dark, we will win by three points."

"On the first day, the Mohists were invincible, so our army will have the will to win and no longer be afraid. This one. Second, if we can defend until dark tomorrow, and then attack the camp with elite soldiers at night, the Mohists will be powerless in the future..."

As soon as he said this, Doctor Pingyin snorted and said, "Night attack? In the battle of Shangqiu, how did the Mo family win? The Mo family is best at night attack, how can they not guard against it?"

"However... it is advisable to say that the left and right armies should be strengthened."

Guarding against the flanks is already the consensus of the Qi army and the main force of the Mohists.

Another counselor said: "Now the Mohists have stirrup riders, attacking the two wings, it is really difficult to fight. The main force is placed on the left and right armies, and the Mohism will not be able to attack, and it may be possible to change the formation. It's just that it takes time to change the formation. If the Mohist finds out We can't break through with heavy troops deployed on the two wings, and it takes two hours to change formation, which can be passed in one day."

After the counselor finished speaking, another person said: "Now the Mohists have printed books learned by the military strategists and passed them on to the world. I am lucky to see it."

"In the past, Sun Wuzi once said: The place where people enter is deep, and there are many cities behind them, it is an important place. If you fight quickly, you will survive, and if you don't fight quickly, you will perish. This is a place of death."

"There are many Qi and Wei cities behind the Mo family, and they penetrate into our hinterland, which is an important place."

"But now we have no way to retreat, we can't survive unless we fight quickly, it's for death."

"He also said: In heavy places, I will continue to eat them; in dead places, I will show them that they will not live."

"The Mohist went deep into the land with many cities and towns, but did not store food and fodder. This is the possibility for us to win."

"Our army is in a dead end, and we cannot win unless the generals show them that they are not alive."

"That's why: throw it into death and then survive, fall into death and then live. Husband and wife fall into harm, and then you can win or lose."

Speaking of what Sun Wuzi said, "If you are trapped in a dead place, you will be born again, and if you are trapped in harm, you will be able to win or lose." Doctor Pingyin's eyes lit up, as if he had seen the dawn, and he motioned for the man to continue talking.

Doctors and scholars should be used here.

The counselor said: "Now we are in a dead end, we can't retreat, and we can't help. In this case, we can only put the soldiers in a dangerous situation and make them fight to the death. Maybe there is a chance of victory."

"If not, can the three armies of the public fight against each other in a field battle, can they defeat Kai Zhishi?"

In the eyes of Dr. Pingyin, there is nothing shameful about not being able to beat him. He said frankly, "I can't."

The counselor said again: "If you command in front of the battle and change quickly, is it possible for our army to catch up with the volunteers of the Mohist school?"

Doctor Pingyin shook his head again and said, "I can't."

The third strategist asked: "Observe keenly, seize the opportunity of battle, make a breakthrough and reverse the defeat, can you do it before the right time?"

Doctor Pingyin shook his head three times, and the counselor finally said: "So, just strengthening the defense of the two wings will not be able to stick to it for five days."

"Bai Zhishi led the main force of the Mohists deep into the important areas, and food and supplies were scarce. They needed a quick decisive battle, so they must take the initiative to attack."

"We are in a death situation, and we have no chance of winning in the confrontation. We can only die and survive."

He took a step closer and said, "It's better... to line up on the river."

Arranging four characters on the back of the river shocked everyone. This is a formation method that violates common sense.

Another counselor said: "Arrangement with the river on your back, if you fail, with the river behind you, where will you flee?"

The counselor who proposed laughed and said: "I will not line up on the river. Once defeated, this place will be dozens of miles away from the big city! Could it be that we can escape the pursuit of the Mohist? The Mohist cavalry has all the best cavalry, and they are chasing with all their strength. Who can escape? "

"We are already dead. Do we still have to think about defeat? We can only fall into the dead, so that the soldiers will no longer have the heart to retreat. Only by sticking to this place can we have a chance of survival."

"When the Mohist enters an important place, they must attack fiercely. The soldiers carry the river and cannot retreat. Once they are washed away, they can only be drowned. Then they must fight to the death."

"Moreover, the formation along the river and the concentration of the whole army made it difficult for the Mohists to outflank the rear and make a surprise attack on the flanks. Even if they were attacked, they could continue to organize their defense."

"The most important thing is that the general talks about adapting to the battle and adapting to the battle is not as good as the harness. You don't need to change the formation, you just need to stick to it."

"Without victories for one day, the Mo family will be in a hurry. If they cannot win for three days, the Mo family may choose to retreat. If they cannot win for five days, the Mo family will have to retreat if they do not retreat!"

"We can no longer think about how to defeat the Mohist volunteers in the wild, but only need to think about defending."

"The Mo family is only ten miles away from us. If we cross the river... we will repeat the mistakes of Xun Lin's father in the land of Liangtang!"

"If you don't burn wood and carriages, don't make any plans to cross the river, let the soldiers see. Anyway, as long as we stick to it, the chariots and soldiers are useless. Why don't we get out of the chariots and fight on foot, and burn all the chariots to show that the commander, general, sergeant, and sergeant will all die. The meaning of war, boost morale."

What the counselor said, "follow the same path as Xun Lin's father in the land of Liangtang", finally made Dr. Pingyin make up his mind, nodded and said: "What you said is true!"

(End of this chapter)